Île Saint-Louis in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 26, 2022
1. Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867) Marker
A habité au troisième étage de cet hotel particulier de l'automne 1843 à l'été 1845
Lived on the third floor of this mansion from autumn 1843 to summer 1845.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is August 31, 1867.
Location. 48° 51.1′ N, 2° 21.552′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Île Saint-Louis. It is on Quai d'Anjou, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 Quai d'Anjou, Paris, Île-de-France 75004, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A.V. Geoffroy-Dechaume (a few steps from this marker); Henry-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (a few steps from this marker); Honoré Daumier (within shouting distance of this marker); Philippe Lebon (within shouting distance of this marker); Léon Bourgeois (within shouting distance of this marker); Henri Dutilleux (within shouting distance of this
this page online
Also see . . . Charles Baudelaire (Wikipedia).
Overview: Charles Pierre Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist, art critic and translator. His poems exhibit mastery in the handling of rhyme and rhythm, contain an exoticism inherited from Romantics, but are based on observations of real life.(Submitted on February 2, 2023.)
His most famous work, a book of lyric poetry titled Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil), expresses the changing nature of beauty in the rapidly industrializing Paris during the mid-19th century. Baudelaire's highly original style of prose-poetry influenced a whole generation of poets including Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud and Stéphane Mallarmé, among many others. He is credited with coining the term modernity (modernité) to designate the fleeting, ephemeral experience of life in an urban metropolis, and the responsibility of artistic expression to capture that experience…
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 26, 2022
2. Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867) Marker - wide view
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 26, 2022
3. Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867) Marker - wider view
Etienne Carjat (courtesy of the New York Public Library), circa 1861
4. Charles Baudelaire portrait
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 409 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 2, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
